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specifically, past the residence at momentarily before leaving the
21522 Canvasback Glen, on view of the camera. The residence
multiple occasions on Saturday, at 21622 Redcrested Glen is only 5
September 17, 2016. The citizen residences to the north of the
found the repeated circling of the location where Sebastianus Kusuma
neighborhood and the complainant’s observed the suspects in the robbery
home so suspicious that she enter the white vehicle and flee the
photographed the vehicle on her scene. Affiant also interviewed a
smartphone and captured the license citizen at 21423 Mandarin Glen
plate. who advised that on Sunday,
Based on the suspicious September 18, 2016, at a time
circumstances presented by this estimated by him to be right at duck
vehicle one day before the murder, [sic], observed a white, Lexus
this citizen feared the occupants, GS300 vehicle, driven by a large
two black males, were possibly black male lapped his residence
responsible for the robbery and three (3) times. Shortly after this
murder. Affiant and other vehicle passed by his residence the
investigators from the Homicide last time, the citizen stated he heard
Division canvassed the the sirens of emergency vehicles
neighborhood for residences that and came outside to see what was
may have security cameras. Three happening. The address of 21423
(3) residences were located that had Mandarin Glen is approximately 2.5
recording surveillance systems blocks from the residence where the
operating. Video from these robbery and murder occurred. On
surveillance systems were reviewed September 22, 2016, the vehicle
and one system captured video bearing Texas license plate GTK-
images of a white, 4-door vehicle, 6426 was stopped by patrol
similar in appearance to the white deputies for traffic violations and
Lexus registered under license plate was being operated by John Wesley
GTK-6426, circling the Baldwin III, a black male, date of
neighborhood on Saturday, birth June 15, 1988. Baldwin gave
September 17, 2016 and Sunday, consent to search the vehicle and a
September 18, 2017 [sic]. Samsung Galaxy5, within a red and
Specifically, the video system black case was recovered. Baldwin
located at 21622 Redcrested Glen stated that the phone carried the
captured images of the vehicle at number 832-541-2500. Based on
2:03 PM on Saturday, September your Affiant’s training and
18, 2016, and the same vehicle on experience, Affiant knows that
Sunday, September 19, 2016 at 8: phones and “smartphones” such as
15 PM, 8:16 PM and 8:23 PM.1 On the one listed herein, are capable of
each instance, the vehicle entered receiving, sending, or storing
the cul-de-sac and drove to the electronic data and that evidence of
circle in front of 21622 Redcrested their identity and others may be
Glen and turned around, leaving the contained within those cellular
view of the camera. On the 8:23 “smart” phones. Affiant also knows
PM event, the vehicle paused it is possible to capture video and
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